Beating the blues

It's the third weekend since the marathon and I still haven't really managed to get back into a normal running routine. The weather has been amazing but evening runs hold less appeal, perhaps the lack of the carrot of a marathon dangling in front of me has drained my motivation. This evening I had to battle with myself to pull on my shorts, lace my shoes, and step out at 10pm for a steady 6k around the 'burbs. I'm nowhere near my pre-marathon best but at least I'm building up the km again. My goal for now is a PB for the 15k in Versailles in mid-June, and to continue this blog, hopefully with some insights about running in general and what it means to me. For now I'm just happy to be back out there pounding les pavés and vaguely dreaming of the Viking Marathon back in Waterford next year.